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Better Together: 2024SuperCorrExpo Live! - Episode 1
This Super Core Expo 2024 episode features six industry professionals discussing cutting-edge corrugated technologies, digital printing innovations, and automation solutions. Mid-career professionals will gain valuable insights on troubleshooting best practices from Metsa Board's Steve Roat, advanced scheduling systems from Kiwi Plan, AI-powered optimization tools from Sun Automation, and end-of-line packaging automation from Signode. The episode also covers emerging markets, sustainability initiatives, and knowledge transfer strategies essential for operations managers seeking to benchmark performance, reduce downtime, and justify ROI investments in their facilities.
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Better Together: 2025 CorrExpo
This Core Expo 2025 episode explores how AI automation, smart machinery, and innovative training programs are transforming corrugated manufacturing operations. Industry leaders discuss practical AI implementations for waste reduction, production optimization, and quality control, while addressing critical workforce challenges through advanced equipment technologies and comprehensive employee development initiatives. The conversation highlights successful case studies from leading corrugated plants, demonstrating measurable ROI improvements and operational efficiency gains. Features insights on preventative maintenance solutions, labor shortage mitigation strategies, and next-generation machinery capabilities that enable smaller operations to compete effectively with larger facilities.
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Better Together: Bob Chapman, Barry-Wehmiller
Join Bob Chapman, CEO of Barry-Wehmiller, as he reveals how transforming management into leadership drives both human dignity and business success. Chapman shares practical strategies for caring leadership, including empathetic listening, recognition, and service culture that reduced workplace stress while achieving 14% annual share price growth over 25 years. This episode addresses critical industry challenges like employee engagement, talent retention, and the impact of workplace culture on productivity and profitability. Perfect for senior executives seeking proven methods to build thriving organizations where people matter, innovation flourishes, and sustainable growth becomes the natural outcome of genuine care for your workforce.
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Better Together: Dana Mosora & Flexible Packaging
Industry expert Donna Misura discusses how the European Keflex consortium is accelerating flexible packaging circularity through proven mechanical recycling technologies and cross-value chain collaboration. With over 170 companies driving design-for-recycling guidelines and quality polymer recovery from post-consumer waste, the initiative demonstrates that 2025 circular economy goals are achievable using existing infrastructure. Mid-career professionals will gain insights into technical proof-of-concept developments, business case frameworks for recycling investments, and extended producer responsibility models that support sustainable growth while maintaining operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness in competitive markets.
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Better Together: Kurt Mehlberg, Improving Safety Training - A Hands-on Approach
TAPPI's new Technical Information Paper (TIP) delivers a hands-on approach to safety training that mid-career professionals can implement to reduce workplace incidents and prove ROI. Developed by the PIMA Safety Committee through industry collaboration at TAPPI conferences, this comprehensive resource provides real-world case studies, best practices, and proven methodologies for high-risk activities like confined space entry and lockout procedures. Mills can leverage this permanent reference document to design more effective safety training programs, moving beyond virtual classroom methods to practical, experiential learning that demonstrates measurable safety improvements and supports zero-incident goals.